Filled peanut butter cookies

12 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
12 ounces (1 Pk) Peanut Butter Morsels
2 cups Unbleached All-Purpose Flour
¾ teaspoon Salt
¼ teaspoon Baking Soda
1 cup Butter or Margarine;
Softened
¾ cup Firmly Packed Brown Sugar
⅓ cup Granulated Sugar
1 large Egg
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
½ cup Finely Chopped Peanuts
3 teaspoons Honey
2 teaspoons Milk
¼ teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
⅔ cup Peanut Butter Morsels;
Unmelted

Directions

PEANUT BUTTER FILLING

Preheat the oven to 400 Degrees F. In a pan, melt the peanut butter morsels and set aside. In a small bowl, combine the flour, salt and baking soda and set aside. In a large mixing bowl, combine the butter, sugars, egg and vanilla. Beat on medium speed, of an electric mixer, until creamy. Blend in the melted peanut butter morsels. Gradually add the flour mixture. Shape into 1-inch balls and place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Press in the center of the cookies, with your thumb, and fill the center with ¼ ts of the peanut butter filling mixture. Bake in the oven for 7 to 10 minutes.

PEANUT BUTTER FILLING:

Combine the chopped peanuts, honey, mil and cinnamon in a small bowl, blending well. Stir in the peanut butter morsels.

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